Queer
About this book
Activist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Jules Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel. From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture and our understanding of biology, psychology and sexology; and how these views have been disputed and challenged. Along the way we look at key landmarks which shift our perspective of what’s ‘normal’ – Alfred Kinsey’s view of sexuality as a spectrum, Judith Butler’s view of gendered behaviour as a performance, the play Wicked, or moments in Casino Royale when we’re invited to view James Bond with the kind of desiring gaze usually directed at female bodies in mainstream media. Presented in a brilliantly engaging and witty style, this is a unique portrait of the universe of queer thinking.
Reader Profile
3.5/5 · 25374 readers · 175 pages · ≈ 3 h 14 m · Easy
How long does it take to read Queer?
About ≈ 3 h 14 m — 175 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Queer?
175 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Queer?
It sits on the Graphic Novels, History shelves.
Is Queer in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Queer?
Meg-John Barker.